The 2 Best Pop Chat Podcast Episodes
1) Is Zoom Giving Us Body Dysmorphia?
We now have to spend hours looking at our faces in screens. The result? A noticeable uptick in plastic surgery, injectables, veneers... basically, all the ways we can change our faces. Is this reality...Show More
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"We now have to spend hours looking at our faces in screens. The result? A noticeable uptick in plastic surgery, injectables, veneers...basi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Why Everyone Is Watching Squid Game
Netflix’s Squid Game is dominating the Netflix charts. How did this Korean dystopian drama become the talk of the internet? Plus: from Nine Perfect Strangers to Mare of Easttown, a lot of shows *look*...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) What our shrinking attention span means for arts and entertainment [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
Culture writer Rebecca Jennings, tech/public-policy expert Vass Bednar, and media-studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan discuss how shrinking attention spans in the social-media age are impacting the w...Show More
4) Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of our time [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
Elamin is joined by culture critics Pablo The Don and Michael Blackmon, along with Juno nominated singer Tanika Charles to discuss ‘Here For It All’ - the new album from Mariah Carey, and why she rema...Show More
5) How NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts became a hub for Black pop [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
For almost 20 years, NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts have given the internet a chance to see some of the biggest artists and promising upcoming talents in an incredibly intimate, live setting that has made f...Show More
6) How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
This year, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the group chat gathered to talk about Kent Monkman, Kent Monkman is having a profound impact on the way we understand Canada’s past – and t...Show More
7) Friday wrap on: Avatar 3 and new Disney/OpenAI deal
Elamin is joined by film critics Jesse Wente, Sarah-Ta Black & Jackson Weaver to discuss ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ - the latest installment in James Cameron’s sci-action blockbuster franchise and react to ...Show More
8) The Geese divide + best new Xmas albums!
Pretty much every best-of-2025 music list of note has featured Brooklyn band Geese’s third album, Getting Killed, at or near the top – a remarkable feat for an indie rock band whose members are still ...Show More
9) Remembering Rob Reiner, and the 2025 shows and films you might've missed
Today, we remember Rob Reiner’s amazing Hollywood legacy, and a look back at some of the shows and films that may have flown under your radar. Elamin Abdelmahmoud chats with critics Roxana Hadadi, Rac...Show More
10) What Rogers V. Rogers play tells us about Canada in this moment
Michael Healey’s new play 'Rogers V. Rogers: The Battle for Control Over Canada's Telecom Empire,' reveals a lot about the power structures that exist inside Canada. Elamin talks to journalist and aut...Show More